Chandra Kanth Nagesh

Comp-Sci Doctoral Student @ University of Colorado Boulder
CS Endowed Founder's Fellowship (2022-2023); Bell Family Endowed CS Fellowship (2023-2024)
Previously: Research Science Intern @ Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International | Applied Science Intern @ Amazon Science | Sr. Data Scientist @ MakeMyTrip.com

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ckn [at] colorado [dot] edu

Hi there, thanks for stopping by! 👋

I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Computer Science at CU Boulder and am fortunate to be advised by Dr. Sriram Sankaranarayanan, where we are part of the Programming Languages and Verification (CUPLV) lab.

My research interests are in the intersection of Scientific Machine Learning and Dynamical Systems. I am generally fascinated about building models that can learn complex dynamical systems using machine learning techniques. Currently, one of my main goals is to learn physical systems (blood glucose monitoring/reaction-diffusion in battery powered vehicles) governed by ODEs/PDEs under parameteric uncertain scenarios.

Prior to this, I worked close to 4 years in the industry, where I developed products in the domain of algorithms, computer vision, and reinforcement learning. I recieved my undergraduate degree in Computer Science from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore.

In my spare time, I love to bike (Strava) and watch football. I am originally from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, currently living in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Checkout my PhD geneology tree here.

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Jul 20, 2026 Our paper "Optimized Piecewise Affine Abstractions of Neural Networks with Learnable Activation Functions" has been accepted to Formal Methods in Computer-Aided Design (FMCAD) 2026
Jul 10, 2026 Raced in the Triple Bypass 2026, a 120-mile, 10,800-foot elevation gain bike race in Colorado. Finished 28/107 in my age group!
Apr 29, 2025 Will be attending Neuro-symbolic Systems (NeuS) 2025 at University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA between May 27 and May 30. Hope to see you there!
Apr 22, 2025 Our paper "Taylor-Model Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for ODEs" has been accepted to Neuro-symbolic Systems (NeuS) 2025
Jun 1, 2024 Will be starting my internship at SRI International! Working with Susmit Jha (CSL @ SRI)